INSTALLATION
Continued
INSTALLING HEATER BASE
ASSEMBLY
WARNING: You must secure
this heater to fireplace floor. If
not, heater will move when you
adjust controls. Moving heater
may cause a gas leak or log
misplacement.
WARNING: If installing in a
sunken fireplace, special care
is needed. You must raise the
fireplace floor to allow access to
heater control panel. This will in
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sure adequate air flow and guard
against sooting and controls be
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ing damaged. Raise fireplace floor
with noncombustible material.
Make sure material is secure.
CAUTION: Do not pick up
heater base assembly by burners.
This could damage heater. Only
handle base assembly by grates.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the heater burners are
level. If heater is not level, heater will not work
properly.
Installation Items Needed
• hardware package (provided with heater)
• approved flexible gas hose and fittings (not
provided) (if allowed by local codes)
•
sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not
provided)
• electric drill with 3/16" drill bit (metal or ma
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sonry as applicable)
• flathead screwdriver
• pipe wrench
1. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads
of gas fitting (not provided). Connect approved
flexible gas hose to gas control fitting in heater
(see Figure 11).
IMPORTANT:
Hold gas fitting
with wrench when connecting flexible gas hose.
2. Locate two masonry screws in hardware package.
3. Place heater base in fireplace.
4. Place logs in their proper position on heater
base (see
Installing Logs
, page 16).
5. Center heater base and logs front-to-back
and side-to-side in fireplace.
6. Carefully remove logs without moving heater
base.
7. Mark screw locations through one hole on
each side of the base (see Figure 12). If install
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ing in a brick-bottom fireplace, mark screw
locations in mortar joint of bricks.
8. Drill holes at marked locations using 3/16"
drill bit.
9. Attach base assembly to fireplace floor using
two masonry screws (in hardware package).
Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose
to Heater
Flexible Gas Hose (if
allowed by local codes)
Fitting
Figure 12 - Attaching Heater to Fireplace
Floor
Masonry Screw
Screw Holes
in Base
INSTALLING BATTERIES FOR
REMOTE RECEIVER AND HAND
HELD REMOTE CONTROL
Four AA batteries and three AAA batteries are
required to operate this heater with the wireless
hand-held remote control set. Four AA batteries
must be installed in the receiver and three AAA
batteries in the hand-held remote control unit.
Note:
Only use alkaline batteries.
